What will It Take?

[Batman]

Hardy industrialists is for suckers.

HI = 1000 points = +25% construction

Adding points to construction trait:

First +20% @ 25 points/% = 500 points
Then, the next 5% @ 100points/% = 500 more points

Total 1000 points, + 25% construction. However, adding that way affects planetary and space-based construction. HI only improves planetary.

I'm more of a propulsion experts fan (as you'll know from the game we've just met each other in Mr. Fyron

[Batman]

Although I agree with you totally about agressive/defensive. I'd also probably pump maintainence up too.

And organic tech is always so fun to play around with.

[Hornet X1]

Surprisingly, the game is only 3 players away from being ready to start.

I have updated the game description based on player input provided here.

1) Email diplomacy is now allowed.

2) Gifting is allowed, but direct trading and gifting of tech is still restricted.

3) Applied a new organization scheme for the game description.

Come On !!!

You know deep down you really want to join up.

Your inner mini evil galactic dictator tells you so!

******

Batman,

I will need Zetor's opinion before making the racial tech requirement you suggest since he might have to redo his empire. It could be fun.

On race design - nothing stops you from taking both hardy industrialist and 1000 racial points in construction. Religious tech might be an alternative to the aggressiveness trait. Just a little food for thought.

Hornet X1

hornetx1@excite.com

[Batman]

Yeah, taking points in construction and taking Hardy Industrialists is the only situation that I would take HI.

If we do the tech thing, maybe we could have everyone be randomly assigned a tech. (I'm sure one of the PBW admins would do this for us.) This, of course, only works if we have a small enough # of people.

[Zetor]

Don't worry about me, I always use racial techs, in fact I build my races around 'em (I think racial techs are one of SE4's biggest strengths, in fact)

-- Z.
ruler of the happy fun schizophrenic psycho people
"You're *sad animals*, do you want to *spread the wax*?"

[Batman]

What would people say to reducing the score display from all to allied (or even 'none')?

I always find it a little unrealistic to show total score (because people can draw conclusions about your offensive/defensive capabilities too easily from the # of ships/units/planets/systems etc)

[Zetor]

Fine by me -- I'll get creamed either way, newbie that I am. <g>

-- Z.
of high self-esteem